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Free in Christ: Congregational staffing
Read how congregations today utilize different forms of ministry.
It was a good problem to have, but still one to be remedied. By God’s grace and power, both the church and preschool ministries at Victory, Jacksonville, Fla., were experiencing exciting growth. However as the number of students and families served through the preschool continued to grow, it became more difficult for the preschool director, Anne Grotefend, to balance the responsibilities of being the full-time director as well as serving as the lead teacher of the three-year-old class. Victory’s leadership decided to pursue additional staffing to remove some of the administrative responsibilities from Anne’s plate.
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At the same time, our growing congregation had many “green light” opportunities around it. From campus ministry at the nearby University of North Florida to increased Bible study options to expanded youth ministry offerings, there were myriad gospel opportunities the congregation wanted to pursue. However, it lacked the manpower to carry them out with excellence.
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Thus, the congregation began discussing how it could meet these needs. It proposed adding another pastor to start new ministries or expand lightly addressed opportunities. However, another pastor wouldn’t necessarily help with preschool staffing challenges. Members also proposed adding a co-director to the preschool staff, but that likely would not allow expansion of the church’s ministries.
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Pictured above: Staff Minister Jarrett Mielke (left) works with youth ministry at Victory, Jacksonville, Fla.
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